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Primary energy - world consumption by fuel type
This stacked area chart shows world primary energy consumption by fuel type for the years from 1984 to 2008. Primary energy consumption is measured in Mtoe (million tonnes oil equivalent).

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Primary energy - world consumption by fuel type 1984 to 1996
	Units	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Oil: Consumption [5,6] - Million tonnes (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	2,818.0	2,806.9	2,890.6	2,947.4	3,040.1	3,092.5	3,149.5	3,143.2	3,180.7	3,155.8	3,212.1	3,258.3	3,340.2
Gas: Consumption - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965) [17]	Mtoe
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	1,439.8	1,488.1	1,503.4	1,579.6	1,654.9	1,729.2	1,769.6	1,807.3	1,818.1	1,853.4	1,863.5	1,923.9	2,021.3
Coal: Consumption [21] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	1,993.4	2,074.8	2,118.0	2,193.1	2,253.2	2,267.6	2,232.9	2,207.8	2,188.7	2,203.0	2,214.7	2,267.7	2,337.3
Nuclear Energy: Consumption [25] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	281.6	335.3	361.3	392.9	428.4	440.6	453.2	474.6	478.5	495.0	504.2	526.1	545.0
Hydroelectricty: Consumption [25] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	440.6	448.2	454.0	461.6	473.7	472.6	489.6	500.3	501.0	530.4	533.4	562.1	569.7

Primary energy - world consumption by fuel type from 1997 to 2008
	Units	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Oil: Consumption [5,6] - Million tonnes (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	3,426.4	3,439.2	3,510.1	3,551.2	3,571.1	3,605.5	3,672.3	3,810.8	3,861.8	3,894.0	3,939.4	3,927.9
Gas: Consumption - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965) [17]	Mtoe
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	2,016.1	2,049.7	2,096.9	2,188.1	2,215.1	2,284.0	2,345.2	2,422.8	2,501.0	2,565.8	2,652.2	2,726.1
Coal: Consumption [21] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	2,316.5	2,261.7	2,250.7	2,338.4	2,349.7	2,405.2	2,597.6	2,766.2	2,907.4	3,042.3	3,194.5	3,303.7
Nuclear Energy: Consumption [25] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	541.3	550.2	571.2	584.5	600.9	610.9	598.7	625.4	626.9	634.9	622.5	619.7
Hydroelectricty: Consumption [25] - Million tonnes oil equivalent (from 1965)	Mtoe
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	579.7	587.6	592.7	600.5	586.3	597.2	596.8	633.7	658.2	683.8	695.8	717.5

(5) When graphed, the unit of oil production and consumption in million tonnes is shown as Mtoe (million tonnes oil equivalent) to enable charting that combines different sources of primary energy.
(6) Inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss. Consumption of fuel ethanol and biodiesel is also included.
(17) As far as possible, the data represents standard volumes (measured at 15oC and 1013 mbar); as it is derived directly from tonnes of oil equivalent using an average conversion factor, it does not necessarily equate with gas volumes expressed in specific national terms.
(21) Commercial solid fuels only, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
(25) Based on gross generation and not accounting for cross border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38% conversion efficiency in a modern thermal power station.

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